Wheelbarrow.



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WHEELBARRQW. APPLICATION FILED MMI. 3, Ism.A

Patented Fb. 5, 1918.

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RICHARD We JBASZ'LEY, 0F RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patente lFeb.. 5, 191i.,

Application filed March 3, 1917. Serial No. 152,374.

To all 'whom z't may concern;

Be it known that l, Bici-IARD W. BAYLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Riverside, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful improvements in l/Theelbarrows, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates towheelbarrows t ing forming a part of this specication.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the appliance partly in section on the line 1--1 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1..

Referring specifically to the drawing the vframe of the barrow so composed of two divergent wooden side rails 5 carrying a bed 6 which is supported by 'flat curved spring bars 7 which are continued rearward to form a seat 8 for the bed, and then extend downwardV as shown at 9 to form a supporting stand or prop,'from which latter they extend forward as shown at 10 and are fastened to the Vbottorn of the rails 5 as shown at l12. 'lfhe other ends of the bars are fastened to the top of the rails-from which latter they extend upward in a curve and then rearward to form the seat 8 for the bed.

To the inner face of. the rails 5, at their forward ends, are fastened, as shown at 12, the branches 18 of a yoke lasupporting the front wheel lll and forming a guard therefor.

The auxiliary wheel of the barrow is shown at 15, the same being located behind the front or main wheel 14. This auxiliary wheel is supported by a fork 16 having at its upper end two laterally extending wings 17 terminating in rearward extensions17a. The wings 17 extend in opposite directions far enough t0 bring the extensions 1?'a close to the inner sides of the rails 5, said sides l being -provided with reinforcing plates 18 which are secured to the rear ends'of the rails by bolts or other suitable fasteners 19. Similar plates 20 are secured by the same bolts on the outer sides of the rails. l

Each pair of plates 18 and 20 extend rearwardly from the rails 5 and their pro- ]ecting ends carry a pivot bolt 21 passing therethrough, and also through the extension 17at of the fork which supports the wheel 15, thereby providing a pivotal support for the supporting means of said wheel. Each pivot bolt also passes through a plate 22fastened, as shown at 23, to the outer face of a handle 24, the fasteners 23 also securingon the inner face of said han dle a plate 25 and the fork extension 17a. Thus the handles are fastened to the fork whichl supports the wheel l5, and the fork may be swung about the pivot bolts 21, the swing being in a vertical plane.

It will be noted that the rear end plates 18 are cut on a slant to act as a stop and limit the upward swing of the handles 24 by the forward ends of the plates 25 coming in contact therewith.

'llhe parts 9 have jaw plates 27 for attachment `to the pivot bolts 21, and they are reinforced by a cross bar` 28.

The operationof the auxiliary wheel 15 is as follows:

When the handles 24 are swung upward, the wheel 15 swings downward and rearward, resulting in the body of the barrow being elevated to take the props 9 off the ground., 1` he load is now supported on the wheels 14 and 15 and taken od the handles 2li, so that the barrow can be rolled about with very little effort as the operator has no lifting to do but needs only to push the barrow. lThe hereinbefore described operation will be understood from an inspection of lig. 2 in which the auxiliary wheel is shown dotted in operative position. When the barrow is beingloaded, the auxiliary wheel is swung forward as shown in full lines, the rear end of the barrow being than supported by the props 9. ln order to facilitate making a short turn, the operator lifts the rear end of the barrow higher until the auxiliary wheel is off the ground, and then turns in Vthe ordinary manner with the load on the front wheel 1-1.

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, but it will be understood that various changes and modifications loek made withoutde/par-A ture from the spirit and scope of the inveniary wheel behind the iirst mentioned wheel,

al support for the auxiliary wheel pivoted Y zio tov the aforesaid frame to swing in a Vertical plane, and handlesrconnected to said support.

2. vA wheelbarrow comprising a frame, a bed carried'by the frame, a wheel supporting the forward end of the frame, an auxiliary' wheel behind the irst mentioned wheel, 'afsupplort for -the auxiliary wheel pivoted to the,aforesaidv frame to swing in a vertical lplane;Y 'handles connected to said support,

.Qopies of thivspatyentinay be obtained, for

.andimeans Jfor limiting the upward swing yhaving side rails, a bed carried by the side rails, a wheel supporting the forward end of the lframe, an auxiliary wheel behind the first mentioned wheel, a support for the auxiliary wheel having lateral extensions which are pivotally connected to the side rails to permit the support to swing in a vertical plane, and handles connected to said extensions.

4. A wheelbarrow comprising a frame, handles pivoted to said frame to swingin a vertical plane, a bed carried by the framel` a wheel supporting the :forward end of the frame and an auxiliar f wheel at the rear portion of the frame connected to the aforesaid handles to swing therewith,

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

RICHARD W. BAYLEY.

:five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner oi Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

